Veterinary Technician
Job Summary:
Directly assists the Veterinarians on duty with medical and surgical procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge Of:
All veterinary medical and surgical procedures and products.
Ability To:
- Perform all duties listed under “Veterinary Assistant”
- Collect blood, urine, and fecal samples and perform appropriate laboratory procedures.
- Perform all procedures associated with radiology.
- Place an IV catheter and connect and monitor fluids.
- Monitor patient’s vitals while under anesthesia.
- Medicate patients and provide nursing care.
- Perform dental procedures on sedated patients.
- Provide excellent customer service while educating clients.
Education: Completion of 2 year accredited Veterinary Technician Program and Virginia State License.
Experience: At least two years recent experience at a veterinary hospital is preferred.
Specific Duties:
- Assist Receptionists with their duties as needed.
- Accompany clients into exam room, get a TPR, and record medical history.
- Assist Veterinarian with appointments by educating clients, drawing up vaccines, trimming patient’s nails, drawing blood for various lab tests, checking for fleas, etc.
- Fill prescriptions in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Educate clients about basic care of pets and deliver to-go-home instructions.
- Assist Vets with various treatments as directed.
- Collect blood, urine, skin, and fecal samples and operate the in-house laboratory (microscope, centrifuge, Vet-Lyte and Vet-test machines, refractometer, blood glucose monitor, etc).
- Know all aspects of radiology procedures (proper technique, safety, positioning of patient, how to operate the X-ray processor, etc)
- Assist Vets with surgical procedures (place IV catheters and fluids, administer proper medications, intubate, deliver and monitor gas anesthesia, position patient on surgery table, understand appropriate sterile techniques, provide nursing care post operatively, clean and wrap surgical instruments and supplies, and operate the autoclave) Other related duties as assigned.
